Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
Spanish language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The aim of this course is to develop research and popularization skills based on Spanish literary texts. It forms an introduction to literary criticism, although a certain form of creativity and reflective distance is maintained in relation to the paradigms of scientific writing and interpretations that are the subject of consensus.
Unlike other courses in the Hispanic study programme at the University of Liège, the contents of the 'Explanation of Spanish Authors' course aren't strictly defined from the start, because the course also includes the construction of epistemologically relevant study topics, among other things.
We shall therefore start with an open series of texts written by two Spanish authors at the end of the 20th century: Ana María Matute (1925-2014, Cervantes Prize) and Camilo José Cela (1916-2002, Nobel Prize).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this quadrimester, students should be able to:
- elaborate (individually or collectively) relevant questions concerning the texts by these authors;
- reconstruct the critical panorama of their works;
- formulate interpretations based on the insertion of one of these texts in a particular discursive universe;
- develop skills specific to argumentation in Spanish;
- present the results of this process of reflection and research both orally and in writing.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
B2 level Spanish, spoken and written. Students will ideally have a general knowledge of the various eras of contemporary Spanish literature and history, as well as basic skills relating to narratological analysis. Students should preferably have taken the course 'Introduction to Spanish history and literature' (LLM), 'History of Hispanic literature' (LLR/LLM) or 'Spanish literary text studies' (LLM).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Locating bibliographic tools particular to research in Hispanic studies.
Reflection and analysis of both academic critique and so-called 'ordinary' reception.
Group decision concerning the contents during certain classes.
Reading of theoretical works to help enrich the interpretation process.
Writing critical texts.
Exploring several ways of receiving literary texts.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face.
Recommended or required readings
Required reading:
- Ana María Matute: Los niños tontos (fragmentos)
- Ana María Matute: Historias de la Artámila.
- Camilo José Cela: La familia de Pascual Duarte.
- At least another text by these authors, according to the reflection conducted by each student.
- A 'theoretical' work from a related discipline (to be chosen from a list).
Assessment methods and criteria
Considering the dynamic nature of this course's educational material, continuous assessment will contribute largely to the final mark. There are three parts to the assessment:
1/3 Continuous assessment (oral participation and intermediary written work)
Criteria: frequency, relevance, dedication
1/3 Final written work
Criteria: accuracy of analysis, number of texts read, perspicacity of the observations, rhetorical coherence, correct use of grammar and spelling.
Final date: the third day of the January session (inclusive).
1/3 Final oral exam
Criteria: depth of the reflection, precision of the observations, intensity and extent of reading, correct phonology.
N.B.: if the originality of the written work was called into question during the oral exam, the mark awarded the latter could be considerably revised.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Alvaro CEBALLOS VIRO Département de Langues et Littératures Romanes Place Cockerill, 3/5 (A2) - 4000 Liège Phone: 04 366 53 89 E-mail: A.CeballosViro@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
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Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
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